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442 - Larry Rivers (1923-2002) - Poster for the exhibition at the …
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Larry Rivers (1923-2002) - Poster for the exhibition at the Robert Miller Gallery. 1977. 81x76cm. Original offset printed poster. Not canvas-backed. Condition A+, perfect state of conservation. This original poster was produced in 1977 to promote a solo exhibition by Larry Rivers at the Robert Miller Gallery, an important venue in the New York art scene dedicated to contemporary art. The work is signed in the panel. The poster was published on the occasion of a solo exhibition by Larry Rivers, a painter, sculptor, poet and musician associated with the New York School, famous for mixing figurative narrative and abstraction and for being considered a precursor of American Pop art. He studied with Hans Hofmann in the late 1940s and became known for works combining figurative and abstract elements, often inspired by American history, popular culture and modern painting. The 1977 exhibition at the Robert Miller Gallery showcased a period of his work in which Rivers explored the fusion of abstraction, narrative and historical references. The lithograph poster reflects this visual and narrative energy by using an expressive palette and dynamic composition, typical of his work between figuration and abstraction, although there is no great detailed visual analysis published on this specific poster. The Robert Miller Gallery, located on Fifth Avenue in New York, was renowned for its support of major contemporary and Pop artists at the time, and the distribution of this poster was part of the common gallery practice of using exhibition posters to advertise events and attract a cultivated audience. This poster not only testifies to the importance of Larry Rivers in the New York art landscape of the 1970s, but also to the way in which contemporary art galleries used graphic media to support the visibility of individual exhibitions, combining visual promotion with recognition of the work of a major artist of the XXᵉ century.
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About the sale Collection of an ink merchant, sale of posters n°17 and miscellaneous.
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Auction time 06/12/2026 at 1:30 PM
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